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2001 Copa Merconorte
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Copa Merconorte 2001 31 July – 20 December 2001 16 7 COL Millonarios 1 ECU Emelec 50 146 ECU Otilino Tenorio (7) 2000
The Copa Merconorte 2001 was the fourth and final edition of association football tournament Copa Merconorte held in 2001. Millonarios of Colombia defeated Emelec of Ecuador in the final.Ballesteros Frank February 18, 2002 Copa Merconorte 2001 https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/merconorte01.html RSSSF November 22, 2024 It was the first edition to include teams invited from the United States, the Kansas City Wizards and NY/NJ MetroStars. Several fixtures for the MetroStars were cancelled following the September 11 attacks.Dure Beau 2010 Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer 124–125 Potomac Books Washington, DC 978-1-59797-509-4 500783910
Participants
CountryTeam(1 berth)Blooming(3 berths)América de CaliAtlético NacionalMillonarios(3 berths)Aucas Barcelona Emelec (3 berths)GuadalajaraNecaxaSantos Laguna (3 berths)Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Universitario (2 berth)Kansas City WizardsMetroStars(1 berth)Deportivo Italchacao
Group stage
Each team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first place team advanced to the second round.
Group A
main WDL true FBR Group A complete NEC ADC ALI SDA SF Mexico Necaxa Colombia América de Cali Peru Alianza Lima Ecuador Aucas RSSSF.com 3 1 2 7 7 1 2 3 8 10 5 0 1 12 5 1 1 4 6 11 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 Q green1 Advance to Semifinals
July 31 Aucas Ecuador 0–2 Report Mexico Necaxa
Moreno 64 pen.
Pérez 89 Estadio La Caldera del Sur Quito, Ecuador
August 1 América de Cali Colombia Mafla 27 1–1 Report Peru Alianza Lima Quinteros 13 Estadio Pascual Guerrero Cali, Colombia
August 22 Alianza Lima Peru
Bazalar 21
Gallardo 40 88
Grotto 83 4–1 Report Ecuador Aucas
de Jesús 18 Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Lima, Peru
August 28 Necaxa Mexico Delgado 38 pen. 1–0 Report Colombia América de Cali Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico
September 12 Aucas Ecuador 0–1 Report Colombia América de Cali Virviescas 90 Estadio La Caldera del Sur Quito, Ecuador
September 19 Necaxa Mexico
Zague 8
Pérez 16 2–1 Report Peru Alianza Lima
Hernández 90 Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico
September 25 Necaxa Mexico
Pérez 86 1–3 Report Ecuador Aucas
Zanatta 13 14
Duarte 32 Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico
September 26 Alianza Lima Peru Eduardo Esidio 30' 1–2 report Colombia América de Cali Mafla 57' Garcia 64' Estadio Alejandro VillanuevaLima, Peru
October 9 Alianza Lima Peru 0–3 report Mexico Necaxa Moreno 40', 55', 66' Estadio Alejandro VillanuevaLima, Peru
October 16 América de Cali Colombia Mauricio Romero 89' 1–3 report Mexico Necaxa Luís Roberto Alves 4', 63'Martínez Diego Alfonso 65' Estadio Pascual GuerreroCali, Colombia
October 24 Aucas Ecuador Raúl Duarte 13' 1–1 report Peru Alianza Lima Roberto Farfán 30' Estadio La Caldera del SurQuito, Ecuador
November 1 América de Cali Colombia Oscar Eduardo Villarreal 30'Kilian Edwin Virviescas 45' 2–1 report Ecuador Aucas Raúl Duarte 58' Estadio Pascual GuerreroCali, Colombia
Group B
main WDL true FBR Group B Q y MIL COL Millonarios ITA Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao MET United States MetroStars GUA Mexico Guadalajara 4 0 2 10 7 4 0 2 9 8 3 0 3 8 5 1 0 5 3 10 #CCFFCC Advance to Semifinals A complete 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 5–0 2–0 2–1
August 9 MetroStars United States Adolfo Valencia 23'Mike Petke 47' 2–0 report Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States
August 8 Guadalajara Mexico Marco Antonio Ruiz 44'Juan Antonio Torres 60'Carlos Hermosillo 87' 3–0 report Colombia Millonarios Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico
August 23 Millonarios Colombia Wilson Cano 41' (pen), 64', 73'Alexander Orrego 49'Marcio Rodríguez 91' 5–0 report Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao Estadio El CampínBogotá, Colombia
August 29 Millonarios Colombia Wilson Cano 1', 31' 2–1 report United States MetroStars Adolfo Valencia 69' Estadio El CampínBogotá, Colombia
September 11 Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela Leopoldo Jiménez 47'Rafael Castellín '84. 2–0 report Mexico Guadalajara Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de VenezuelaCaracas, Venezuela
October 17 MetroStars United States 2–0 Awarded Mexico Guadalajara Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States
October 18 Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela Félix Hernánex 3'Fernando Martínez 65', 89' 3–0 report Colombia Millonarios Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
October 24 Deportivo Italchacao Venezuela Daniel Diez 62', 88' 2–1 report United States MetroStars Carlos García 58' (OG) Estadio Olímpico Univ. Central de Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
October 31 MetroStars United States 0–1 report Colombia Millonarios Johan Viáfara 92'+ Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States
October 31 Guadalajara Mexico 0–2 Awarded Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao
November 7 Millonarios Colombia 2–0 Awarded Mexico Guadalajara
November 21 Guadalajara Mexico 0–2 Awarded United States MetroStars
Group C
main WDL true FBR Group C Q y SAN Mexico Santos Laguna CRI Peru Sporting Cristal KAN United States Kansas City Wizards BAR Ecuador Barcelona 5 0 1 15 6 3 2 1 10 10 1 1 4 8 12 0 3 3 9 14 #CCFFCC Advance to Semifinals A complete 2–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 4–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1
August 1 Kansas City Wizards United States Onandi Lowe 7' 1–2 report Peru Sporting Cristal Erick Torres 31'Gastón Córdoba 79' Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, United States
August 8 Santos Laguna Mexico 4–2 report United States Kansas City Wizards Héctor Altamirano 28' (pen)Robson Luiz 36'Eduardo Lillingston 83' (pen)Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 84' Matt McKeon 53'Roy Lassiter 88' Estadio CoronaTorreón, Mexico
August 14 Santos Laguna Mexico Jared Borgetti 20', 59'Luis Ramón Romero 49' 3–1 report Ecuador Barcelona Nicolás Asencio 56' Estadio CoronaTorreón, Mexico
August 21 Barcelona Ecuador 2–2 report Peru Sporting Cristal Máximo Tenorio 3'Moreno Carlos Alfaro 56' Jean Ferrari 24'Jorge Soto 76' Estadio Monumental Isidro RomeroGuayaquil, Ecuador
August 29 Barcelona Ecuador 2–3 report United States Kansas City Wizards Carlos Alfaro Moreno 13'Fricson George 76' Roy Lassiter 31'Chris Brown 46', 50' Estadio Monumental Isidro RomeroGuayaquil, Ecuador
September 12 Sporting Cristal Peru 2–1 report United States Kansas City Wizards Luis Bonnet 23', 25' Onandi Lowe 40' Estadio San MartínLima, Peru
September 20 Santos Laguna Mexico 3–0 report Peru Sporting Cristal Carlos Augusto Gomes de Oliveira 17'Rodrigo Ruiz 72'Eduardo Lillingston 78' Estadio CoronaTorreón, Mexico
October 10 Barcelona Ecuador 1–3 report Mexico Santos Laguna Carlos Alfaro Moreno 10' Jared Borgetti 62', 64'Eduardo Lillingston 89' Estadio Monumental Isidro RomeroGuayaquil, Ecuador
October 17 Kansas City Wizards United States 1–1 report Ecuador Barcelona Roy Lassiter 32' Clóvis Bento da Cruz 41' Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, United States
October 23 Sporting Cristal Peru 2–1 report Mexico Santos Laguna Piero Alva 38', 59' Johan Rodríguez 21' Estadio San MartínLima, Peru
November 21 Kansas City Wizards United States 0–1 report Mexico Santos Laguna Eduardo Lillingston 12' Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, United States
November 22 Sporting Cristal Peru 2–2 report Ecuador Barcelona Gastón Córdoba 83'Diego Martínez 92'+ Clóvis Bento da Cruz 44'Carlos Alfaro Moreno 86' Estadio San MartínLima, Peru
Group D
main WDL true FBR Group D Q y EME Ecuador Emelec ATL COL Atlético Nacional UNI PER Universitario BLO BOL Blooming 3 3 0 8 1 3 1 2 7 5 3 1 2 7 7 0 1 5 3 12 #CCFFCC Advance to Semifinals A complete 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0
August 9 Atlético Nacional Colombia Juan David Restrepo 18'Oscar Restrepo 78'Néstor Fabián Salazar 85' 3–0 report Peru Universitario Medellín, Colombia
August 22 Blooming Bolivia Walter Otta 33', 71' 2–3 report Peru Universitario Martín Vilallonga 44', 47'Paolo Maldonado 57' Santa Cruz, Bolivia
August 30 Blooming Bolivia 0–2 report Colombia Atlético Nacional Gustavo Díaz 19'Jorge Humberto Agudelo 45' Santa Cruz, Bolivia
September 13 Universitario Peru 0–0 report Ecuador Emelec Estadio MonumentalLima, Peru
September 18 Atlético Nacional Colombia 0–0 report Ecuador Emelec Medellín, Colombia
September 19 Universitario Peru Sergio Ibarra 22'Martín Vilallonga 68' 2–0 report Bolivia Bloomin Estadio MonumentalLima, Peru
September 26 Emelec Ecuador Walter Ayoví 3' 1–0 report Peru Universitario Guayaquil, Ecuador
October 10 Universitario Peru Luis Cordero 74'Sergio Ibarra 90' 2–1 report Colombia Atlético Nacional Diego Toro 55' Estadio MonumentalLima, Peru
October 10 Blooming Bolivia 0–0 report Ecuador Emelec Santa Cruz, Bolivia
October 25 Atlético Nacional Colombia José María Ocampo 48' 1–0 report Bolivia Blooming Medellín, Colombia
October 28 Emelec Ecuador Cristian Adrián Gómez 2'Luis Hebertson Moreira 13'Juan Ignacio Triviño 20'Rafael Manosalvas 50' 4–1 report Bolivia Blooming Diego Cabrera 15' Guayaquil, Ecuador
November 20 Emelec Ecuador Otilino George Tenorio 29', 51'Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 78' 3–0 report Colombia Atlético Nacional Guayaquil, Ecuador
Semifinals
The semifinals consisted of two games between the Necaxa (winner of Group A) and Millonarios (winner of Group B), and two games between the Santos Laguna (winner of Group C) and Emelec (winner of Group D). Both series were decided in penalty kicks because the net of both games was a draw.
Necaxa MEX 5–5 (1–3 p) Millonarios COL 3–2 2–3
Santos Laguna MEX 5–5 (2–4 p) Emelec ECU 4–1 1–4
NEC v MIL 2001 11 20 Necaxa Mexico *Moreno 9
Martínez 85
Alves 89 Report Colombia Millonarios *Gutiérrez 25 29 Estadio Municipal Aguascalientes, Mexico Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador) 3 2
MIL v NEC 2001 11 27 Millonarios Colombia *Orrego 38
Rivera 64
Jaramillo 85 Report Mexico Necaxa *López 21
Moreno 28 3–1 *Rivera
Castro
Moreno
Gutiérrez * González
Pérez
Núñez
Galván Estadio El Campín Bogotá, Colombia Luis Solorzano (Venezuela) 3 2
5–5 on aggregate, Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties
SLA v EME 2001 11 29 Santos Laguna Mexico *Robson Luiz 14 33
Lillingston 25
Gómes 58 4–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20050414180024/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=S&id=50&slangab=S Ecuador Emelec *Tenorio 75 Estadio Corona Torreón, Mexico José Arana (Peru)
EME v SLA 2001 12 06 Emelec Ecuador *Otilino Tenorio 5 13
Carlos Hidalgo 24
Luis Moreira 44 https://web.archive.org/web/20050414182303/http://conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&dv=A&flt=S&id=52&slangab=S Mexico Santos Laguna *Gómes 71 4–2 *Carlos Hidalgo
Augusto Porozo
Otilino Tenorio
Walter Ayoví * Héctor Altamirano
Gómes
Robson Luiz
Romero Estadio George Capwell Guayaquil, Ecuador Guido Aros (Chile) 4 1
5–5 on aggregate, Emelec won 4–2 on penalties
Finals
After tying both matches, Millonarios defeated Emelec in penalty kicks.
December 13, 2001 20:10 (UTC-5) Millonarios Colombia Carlos Castro 76' Report Ecuador Emelec Otilino Tenorio 75' Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá 1 1 Luis Solorzano (Venezuela)
December 20, 2001 19:10 (UTC-5) Emelec Ecuador Otilino Tenorio 50' Report Colombia Millonarios Luis Eduardo Zapata 19' Estadio George Capwell 1 1 Guayaquil Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru) 1-3 *Carlos Hidalgo
Otilino Tenorio
Augusto Porozo
Jhon Cagua * Harold Rivera
Alexander Orrego
Carlos Castro
Carlos Gutiérrez
Statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerTeamTotal1Ecuador 1900 Otilino TenorioEcuador 1900 Emelec72Argentina Alfredo David MorenoMEX Necaxa63Colombia Wilson CanoColombia Millonarios5MEX Eduardo LillingstonMEX Santos Laguna55MEX Jared BorgettiMEX Santos Laguna4Argentina Carlos Alfaro MorenoEcuador 1900 Barcelona4MEX Luis Roberto AlvesMEX Necaxa4BRA Carlos Augusto GomesMEX Santos Laguna49BRA Róbson LuísMEX Santos Laguna3Paraguay 1990 Raúl DuarteEcuador 1900 Aucas3USA Roy LassiterUSA Kansas City Wizards3Argentina Martín VilallongaPeru Universitario3MEX Luis Ernesto PérezMEX Necaxa3
References
External links
http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S 2001 Copa Merconorte game summaries 2006-07-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040507140624/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S 2004-05-07
http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_estadisticas.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S 2001 Copa Merconorte stats 2006-07-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040811054749/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_estadisticas.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2001&slangab=S 2004-08-11
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